WALTHAM, Mass. & COPENHAGEN, Denmark - BG Medicine today announced that it has entered into a research collaboration agreement with the Copenhagen General Population Study with the goals to discover and validate novel cardiovascular biomarkers, including those predictive of rupture of atherosclerotic plaque and myocardial infarction. The planned research, which will be conducted as part of BG Medicine’s High Risk Plaque (HRP) Initiative, will apply BG Medicine’s proprietary proteomic and metabolomic discovery platform capabilities.

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. & SUMMIT, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Acceleron Pharma, Inc. and Celgene Corporation today announced a worldwide strategic collaboration for the joint development and commercialization of ACE-011, a first-in-class, novel bone-forming compound. The collaboration combines both companies’ resources and commitment to developing products for the treatment of cancer and cancer-related bone loss. In pre-clinical and early clinical studies, this innovative compound has reported success in key biomarkers of bone formation.

Genstruct Announces New Collaboration with Pfizer in Drug Safety

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. February 20, 2008 – Genstruct Inc., a systems biology company focused on identifying molecular mechanisms, networks and biomarkers to better understand large scale biology announced today that it has entered into a Master Research Agreement with Pfizer designed to cover current and future collaborations. The first collaboration under this new agreement is in the area of preclinical drug safety, focusing initially on a systems biology analysis of underlying mechanisms of drug-induced liver injury.

Helicos BioSciences Announces Shipment of the World's First Single Molecule DNA Sequencer

Collaborative venture is focused on identifying individuals at high risk of heart attack or stroke to facilitate drug development and enabling the rapid discovery and development of new treatments that can prevent the first event.

VisEn Medical Raises $5.0 Million in Expanded Series B Financing

Woburn, MA, April 18, 2008 -- VisEn Medical, Inc., a leader in fluorescence in vivo imaging, today announced the expansion of its Series B financing. Merck Capital Ventures and Flagship Ventures co-led this $5.0 million expansion of the Series B round, which initially raised $7 million in November 2007, bringing the total Series B financing amount to $12.0 million. VisEn will use the additional financing to further advance its proprietary fluorescence in vivo imaging product pipelines, and to expand its commercial applications and customer support of its marketed products worldwide.

Resolvyx Pharmaceuticals Strengthens Its Board of Directors with Industry Leaders

BEDFORD, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Resolvyx Pharmaceuticals, Inc., the leading resolvin therapeutics company, today announced the appointment of Timothy J. Barberich and George M. Milne, Jr., Ph.D, to Resolvyx's Board of Directors. Resolvyx is focused on developing drugs based on resolvins, a recently discovered family of naturally-occurring, small molecule lipid mediators that actively resolve inflammation and can be targeted to treat a wide range of diseases, including asthma, cardiovascular disease and multiple eye diseases.